Month: September 2016

I Thought We Discussed This…

Posted on 30 September 2016 by Professor Roger Awan-Scully

I commented a couple of weeks ago about some of the people who have been misusing the Comments facility on this blog. The problem remains very much a minority one; […]

The Electoral State of the Parties, 3: the Conservatives

Posted on 30 September 2016 by Professor Roger Awan-Scully

For this third piece assessing the electoral state of the parties in Wales I turn to the Conservatives. This time last year I was rather upbeat about their electoral prospects, […]

Party Leadership Questions from the new Barometer poll

Posted on 23 September 2016 by Professor Roger Awan-Scully

Our latest Welsh Political Barometer pol included two sets of questions about party leadership. Both produce some interesting results. First, we included our now usual question that asks respondents to […]

The September Welsh Political Barometer Poll

Posted on 23 September 2016 by Professor Roger Awan-Scully

Theresa May has helped lift support for the Conservative party in Wales to its highest level for six years. This is the stand-out finding from the latest Welsh Political Barometer […]

We Know No Boundaries

Posted on 19 September 2016 by Professor Roger Awan-Scully

As many of you will have noticed, the Boundary Commission for Wales reported last week, with proposals for a new map of the House of Commons constituencies in Wales. Here […]

A Brief Comment About Comments

Posted on 17 September 2016 by Professor Roger Awan-Scully

As many of you will be aware, there is a facility for people to offer Comments on my blog posts. I don’t, in general, police this facility very closely. I […]

The Electoral State of the Parties, II: Plaid Cymru

Posted on 12 September 2016 by Professor Roger Awan-Scully

In my second piece assessing the current standing of the political parties in Wales, I turn to the second party in the National Assembly, Plaid Cymru. I observed this time […]

The Electoral State of the Parties, I: Labour

Posted on 5 September 2016 by Professor Roger Awan-Scully

As has, by now, become traditional on the blog, I’m going to use this period – roughly the start of the new political year, as the summer holidays end, the […]